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Teachers - Book a field trip
Teachers - Book a field trip
Jan 20, 2024 - May 12, 2024
Learn about mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, leeches, and other bloodsucking parasites in this skin-crawling exhibition!
Through 13 icky exhibits, guests learn the what, why, who, and when of how parasites live, work, and play an important part in our ecosystems.
Learn the repellant answers to questions and explore interactive modules:
Cost:
This exhibit is included with regular Museum admission or Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation Membership.
Check out our calendar for related special exhibitors and events.
This traveling exhibit was developed by the Environmental Exhibit Collaborative and funded by Jane’s Trust, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Chabot Family Charitable Trust, and is sponsored locally by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation, Feild Co-Operative Association, Walker Foundation, W.A. Taylor Foundation, H.F. McCarty, Jr. Family Foundation, Weyerhaeuser, and other generous sponsors.